Yankee Stadium retained a lot of the old look - most notably the white facade across the top.
But while the new one is a sight to behold, the old one had all the history and just seemed better! The seats and views are pretty neat. We had left field seats, second row. We got to see a good pitching matchup - Bronson Arroyo (warming up below) for the Reds...
...against Andy Pettitte, who was back for his third stint with the Yankees. This was only his second start after a year in retirement.
Arroyo pitched really well, and had given up only 1 run through 7 innings. Unfortunately, Pettitte was even better, and the Reds never scored a run off the Yankees - it was the first shutout of the Reds this year. The Yankees got to Arroyo for 3 runs in the 8th inning, so the final score was 4-0.
It wasn't all bad - we did get to enjoy some of the fine (but expensive) fare at the game. Charlie had the famous beef and gravy sandwich from Lobel's - which is a New York City butcher that has a stand at Yankee Stadium. He also had a Nathan's Famous Hot Dog later in the night (not really in line with his counting calories - but oh well!). Katie had barbecue from a stand that had "Brother Jimmy's", which is also some NYC local eats. We also found a "retro" beer stand that left Charlie a little disappointed - Pabst Blue Ribbon and Rolling Rock aren't exactly old-school brews in our mind. There was an ale called Ballantine, which used to be the best selling American beer before Budweiser - so Charlie tried that.
We must have been bad luck - the Reds lost when we went, but they won the next 2 games to take the series over the much-richer Yankees! All in all, it was still fun though to see our team in Yankee Stadium!
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